Alan Johnston

Source: gilesbooth

It's been more than 3 weeks since BBC Correspondent Alan Johnston disappeared in the Gaza Strip. Let's hope he gets released soon. You may be wondering why I choose to make a note of his disappearance and not of others. That's because of a certain fondness I have of BCC broadcasts. Growing up with a Mandarin-speaking family, BBC radio transmissions at 88.9FM was a major influence on my English language proficiency. Not only that, they accompanied me through lonely teenage moments and became a window through which I could see the world.

Here are some more details on the abduction of Alan Johnston:

Reporters sans frontieres

BBC

I've started a timer in the side-bar, under "Media links", to track the number of days since his abduction. Let's hope cooler heads prevail.

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